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was the only dream I had. While my peers dreamt of becoming doctors, writers, singers and many other reasonable careers, I wanted to be

m. Even though I'd definitely be discarded later on, I didn't mind. As a kid, the li

cting like she cares, it just didn't feel the same with what my siblings got. Ma

at we asked for, she chose to whisper mine in my ears as she said telling it to everyone present would jinx the wishes she had for me. The very first birthday it happened, I

she moved closer to me and whispered, "I wished that you'd get lost, I wished that you never stayed alive for this long.

causing my own family, but as naive as I was, before I slept that night, I prayed to God to take me so that I won't cause more pains to my family. Apparently, God had His own plans because

I couldn't help but feel out of place as usual. I always dread our family meetings

gh it was always very obvious that this was pure acting she puts up in front of father. And Imelda tries so hard to speak against each ill words or l

what the public calls

ted States, what are we even having this

that faraway, you are all important." Mother opposed, th

onetheless and this t

into two? It's only natural that he goes there. He's as useless as anything a

ast three years with his ideas and hard work while you stay in the spotlight acting l

uldn't say that!

most of work here, who'll do the things he's been doing or give the ideas he

rns his company, he'

l. Not under my watch will I let you send my son to a country so far away from home." Mother said while Gaston snuggles cl

our products the most anyway. By the way, this one fits in more since he's Afro-

America not Africa. Do you not know the difference? The united states has bei

American, does it? One who thought getting pregnant for pap

by my sides while

have anything to do with what is even on ground right now. Y

all I do is smile and reply calmly even when I have the urge to punch or insult them right back. I still had the belief that mother would come to love me as

ston retorts. Father and Imelda threw him a

whatever problems and issues that could be causing it to sink. It

the new ideas that'll bring the company in that country to the level o

o attend to whatever. Gaston walked up

act like goody two shoes, do everything Papa wants from you and he'd still choose me over you anytime and day. That's the difference between th

tting to me as he was an expert at. Keeping my emotions boxed in has alwa

w how scared you are of any little thing that crawls and I learnt that this village has lots of them." He concluded and then

twat. You had better use your nose mask, brother before you catch some of those stupidity." Imelda countered yet

on its web coming right on top of me as I jumped off the s